Edition 366 BEVERLEY April 2015 BLARNEY No Charge Gallipoli 1915 -2015 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS This year to recognise the 100th Anniversary of Gallipoli, Beverley will have a unique pre-dawn presentation commencing at 5.00am. This is a unique audio/visual display featuring two large screens with lighting and audio effects and will be a one off so we strongly advise you to embrace this special presentation. Dawn March 5.45am in front of the Beverley Licensed Post Office to the War Memorial, Vincent Street. Mr Bruce Mann will be reading from his grandfather’s personal diary (written whilst in the trenches at Gallipoli.) Gunfire Breakfast The Beverley tradition of the Gunfire Breakfast after the dawn march will be served at the RSL Hall. All welcome to attend. Mid Morning Service 11.00am from the RSL Hall in Forrest Street to the War Memorial, Vincent Street. Performances from the Beverley Station Singers and the Beverley High School Choir. There will be a light lunch served after the mid morning service at the RSL for a small fee. Please note: If you wish to march on behalf of a relative and you have their medals (placed on the right side of chest) you are welcome to do so at the mid morning march. www.beverley.wa.gov.au Beverley Blarney, Edition 366 – April 2015 1 Shire of Beverley - Important Information EXTENSION OF RESTRICTED BURNING PERIOD Notice is hereby given that the RESTRICTED BURNING PERIOD for the Shire of Beverley has been extended from TUESDAY 31st MARCH 2015 to Midnight MONDAY 6st APRIL 2015. A PERMIT IS REQUIRED TO BURN (Please contact your Fire Control Officer) FOR ALL FIRE EMERGENCIES PLEASE CALL 000 Fire Control Officers (FCO) Chief BFCO Bruce Kilpatrick 9646 4004 0428 464 006 Deputy Chief FCO Robert Fisher 9647 2045 0427 472 045 Central Brigade Darren Boyle 9646 1240 0428 932 711 North East Brigade Ben Murray 9646 0264 0429 460 264 South East Brigade Deane Aynsley 9646 6246 0428 466 246 Avondale Brigade Andrew Shaw 9648 1022 0428 481 022 Dale/Kokeby Brigade Bill Cleland 9647 2054 0428 472 054 Dale West Paul Schilling 9647 1008 0427 158 908 HARVEST BAN HOTLINE: 9646 0145 PADDOCK BURNS: At any time throughout the year, where landowner intends to burn paddocks, the following must be provided to prevent escape of fire A fire-break 2.2 meters wide clear of all inflammable material completely surrounding the area to be burnt. An operational fire – fighting unit having a capacity of not less than 650 litres. All issuing of burning permits will be at the discretion of your local fire control officer. Please be reminder that the permit holder is responsible for checking the weather condition prior to lighting a fire. Sale of Scrap by Tender 1988 Cat 926E Wheel Loader, not running Located at the Beverley Refuse Site (Nicolas St, Beverley). Inspection during tip hours: Saturday – Monday: 8am – 4pm. Or by appointment: contact Shire office – 9646 1200 Tender to be based on – As Is/Where Is – successful tenderer to arrange for removal of loader from Refuse Site. Tender to be received, in a sealed envelope, by 4pm on 15th April 2015 at the Shire Office 136 Vincent Street, (or PO Box 20), BEVERLEY WA 6304 No tender necessarily accepted. Sale of Equipment and Furniture The Shire of Beverley advises the community of its intention to sell the Youth Centre Equipment and Furniture on Saturday 9 May 2015. All funds raised will be retained for future Beverley Youth initiatives. 2 Beverley Blarney, Edition 366 – April 2015 www.beverley.wa.gov.au President Report - April 2015 Local Government Elections The next Local Government elections are due to be held in October 2015. If you are registered on the State electoral role with Beverley as your place of residence you will be entitled to vote in the forthcoming Local Government elections for this Shire. A ratepayer with their place of residence elsewhere will need to be registered with the Shire to vote. Beverley Ward Boundaries Notice was provided to Council that the removal of Ward Boundaries in the Shire of Beverley was advertised in the Government Gazette in February 2015. Electors are now able to vote for all nominees following the removal of Ward Boundaries. Rubbish along road to Refuse Site An increasing incidence of rubbish falling off vehicles in transit to the Refuse site on Nicholas Rd is disappointing. Please ensure your loads are secured (which is legally required anyway), and if you have an incident and lose some rubbish then be respectful of others and pick it up. Graeme is doing a fantastic job at the refuse site on behalf of the Shire and community and we all need to do our bit too. Beside those going to the rubbish dump this road is also used by locals who live in the vicinity and members and visitors to the Rifle Club, Motorcross and BORMSA. It is becoming one of the busiest roads in the Shire, and yes it is in Council’s 10 year road programme to be improved sooner rather than later! Town Hall Roof Tenders for replacement of the Town Hall roof came in over budget and Council has resolved not to accept any tenders. This project will be reassessed as part of the 15/16 budgetary process. Beverley Times goes to Trove In recent years the Beverley Times was digitized and accessible from a computer in the Town library. Thanks to the diligence of staff member Gail Moulton work is now underway for the Beverley Times to be available on the National Library database known as “Trove” where it will be available for anyone in the world researching Beverley history. This should be completed by the end of the year. RV Friendly Status – Your feedback invited Council is seeking feedback from local business and community members regarding a proposal for Beverley to become an “RV Friendly Town”. There is a set of minimum requirements for this to occur including potable water, dump site, town parking, designated short and long term parking, visitor centre, fuel station, medical facilities and shopping. Tourism Steering Committee A Tourism Steering Committee is being established to investigate tourism as an economic development opportunity for Beverley and possible development of a Tourism Planning Framework. Terms of Reference have been established and the first meeting is scheduled for April. It is anticipated there will be several opportunities for community engagement and feedback during the process. UWA Student Visit The Shire, CRC and Community recently hosted a “snapshot visit” to Beverley and Avondale for 57 students from UWA’s School of Population Health who are studying Social Service and Social Policy. They had commenced a desktop analysis of Beverley prior to visiting and were interested to learn about various aspects which included agriculture, industry and business, Local Government, CRC, health, education, indigenous, community organisations and other services. Students were encouraged to consider tourism as part of their community profiling. It will be interesting to view Beverley through their eyes when they revisit in May. Beverley Sunsmart Triathlon Congratulations to everyone involved with the very successful Beverley Sunsmart Triathlon. Samantha Fricker, Gemma Ridgway, Kelly Mann and Brad Miller as the organizing committee oversaw a well prepared and professionally run event which attracted around 135 entrants (and lots of supporters) including locals and visitors. There were many “first timers” and it was a great opportunity for the younger members of the community to participate in something new. Easter in Beverley Easter in Beverley is a busy time with many familiar and new faces visiting for the various annual activities and events. The flier “What’s on in Beverley at Easter” prepared by the CRC and distributed by Avon Tourism at the Caravan Camping Show usually brings in some fresh faces too. Hope all goes well over the break for everyone. Dee Ridgway Shire President www.beverley.wa.gov.au Beverley Blarney, Edition 366 – April 2015 3 4 Beverley Blarney, Edition 366 – April 2015 www.beverley.wa.gov.au Proposal to become an RV Friendly Town The Shire of Beverley is considering submitting an assessment to become recognised as an RV Friendly Town, but would first like to investigate if this is something the community and local business welcome and support. The RV Friendly Town program is a CMCA program aimed at assisting recreational vehicle consumers as they journey throughout Australia. This includes motorhomes, campervans and caravans. It is expected when they enter a town displaying the RV Friendly Town sign they know they will be welcome with certain services available to them. To become an RV Friendly Town, certain criteria must be met: 1. Provision of appropriate parking within the town centre with access to a general shopping area with groceries or fresh produce. 2. Provision of low cost, short term RV parking for self contained vehicles as close as possible to the CBD. 3. Access to potable water 4. Access to a free dump point at an appropriate location. The Shire proposes to allocate Apex Park (corner of Lukin and Vincent Streets) as the short term parking and in town parking for shopping as it is less than a 1km walk. To learn more about the CMCA an RV Friendly Town’s please visit their website: www.cmca.net.au Public comment is welcomed, and a feedback form is available from the Shire Office.